predatory financial practices in society theme
Predatory lending refers to unethical practices conducted by lending organizations during a loan origination process that are unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent. The story ask us to ponder how such and suchlike practices affect a society.
Examples
In nightgallery2x12b "Camera Obscura", the successful money lender Mr. Sharsted is transported into some sort of bleak Limbo wherein he is confronted with the various victims of his callous, perhaps usurious, business practices.
4 total · 2 choice · 2 major
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| tz1985e2x08a | choice | The credit card company used very sleazy fine print to take advantage of Linda. |
| tz1985e3x12 | choice | Warren's bank was scrupulous in its endeavor to bankrupt people and get their land. |
| movie: Going My Way (1944) | major | Ted Haines Jr. was taken aback when he father, Ted Sr., threatened to foreclose on St. Dominic's Catholic Church, as nobody had presumably foreclosed on a church before. |
| nightgallery2x12b | major | Mr. Sharsted bleed his clients for all they were worth. |